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The
Cocoa Beach Area of Florida's Space Coast is where you can see
everything from an eagle soaring into a brilliant blue sky to a
space shuttle rocketing into orbit. If an affordable vacation
haven, offering the best of sea and space, is what you're
looking for, the Cocoa Beach Area is the place. From choices
that include relaxing on the white sands of the beach, to
deep-sea fishing in the sparkling Atlantic, to exploring ancient
cypress forests by airboat, to any number of indoor activities
including shopping, a planetarium and several space attractions,
the options are varied and inexpensive. Whether visiting the
high-tech environment of our nation's space center, or spending
a peaceful evening watching the sun set on the Indian or Banana
Rivers, the area offers a variety of activities including water
sports, attractions, miles of beach, fishing, air-boat rides,
the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, exciting nightlife,
excellent restaurants and lodging ranging from elegant to
sand-in-your-shoes casual.
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NASA's
Kennedy Space Center, one of the seven wonders of the modern
world, is situated in the middle of the Merritt Island Wildlife
Refuge which is gaining notoriety as one of our nation's most
productive breeding grounds for the endangered bald eagle.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Center features guided bus tours,
a theater, an art gallery, a rocket garden, a gift shop and
various displays. The five-story IMAX theater features films
with footage shot by NASA astronauts on location -- in space.
The human side of space is highlighted at the U.S. Astronaut
Hall of Fame and U.S. Space Camp with memorabilia from the
original Mercury Seven and Gemini astronauts.
Experience the "Shuttle To Tomorrow" and
the new "Astronaut Adventure" an interactive simulator that
gives guests the sensations experienced by a jet fighter pilot
on a training mission, a shuttle pilot gliding from 10,000 feet
to landing, and Skylab astronauts floating in weightlessness.
Brevard Community College's Planetarium allows you to keep your
feet on the ground but your eyes in the sky. This advanced
astronomy teaching facility features the world's only tandem
team of a Digistar planetarium projector and Minolta Infinium
star projector.
At Port Canaveral, you can climb aboard a
cruise liner or fish for the ocean's finest seafood from our
jetty.
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